In this series of articles we overview languages present in any given country. This time we are looking at the languages spoken in Argentina
The biggest languages present in Argentina include:
- Spanish
- English
- Italian
There is no official languages in Argentina, although some languages may have a functionally similar status, or be official in some of the administrative divisions of the country.
Below you will find summaries for the languages supported by our translation services.
Spanish
Spanish is a Romance language, closely related to Romanian, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, and other languages of the same branch of the language family. It has no country-wide official status in Argentina.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 558 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Spanish alphabet |
| Major Spanish-speaking populations in: | 20 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
More than a hundred million people use Spanish as their language of day-to-day communication. Countries with a significant number of people speaking the language include:
- Mexico
- El Salvador
- Panama
- Equatorial Guinea
- Costa Rica
- Spain
- Uruguay
- Guatemala
- Bolivia
Around 99% of the population of Argentina speak Spanish.
Writing
Spanish uses the Latin alphabet. It employs the extended version of the script, however, with 9 additional symbols. It is written from left to right.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Argentinian market via the Spanish language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Spanish Document Translation
- Spanish Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Spanish E-Commerce Translation
English
English is a Germanic language, closely related to Icelandic, Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish, and other languages of the same branch of the language family. It has no country-wide official status in Argentina.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 1.15 billion |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | English alphabet |
| Major English-speaking populations in: | 35 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
There are major English-speaking populations in more than 30 countries of the world. Examples of countries, where English has a major presence, include:
- Tanzania
- Pakistan
- Germany
- Singapore
Around 42% of the population of Argentina speak English.
Writing
English employs the English script, which in itself is a sub-type of the Latin script. It is written in the left-to-right fashion.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Argentinian market via the English language, you might be interested in the following services:
Italian
Italian is a Indo-European language, distantly related to Portuguese, Albanian, Romanian, Macedonian, as well as a number of other languages. It has no country-wide official status in Argentina.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 85 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Italian alphabet |
| Major Italian-speaking populations in: | 9 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
Italian is spoken by around 85 million people around the world. With regard to the number of speakers, the most notable 3 countries are Italy, Malta, and San Marino.
Less than a quarter of the population speaks Italian in Argentina, 1.36 million people in total.
Writing
Italian employs the Italian script, which in itself is a sub-type of the Latin script. It is written in the left-to-right fashion.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Argentinian market via the Italian language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Italian Document Translation
- Italian Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Italian E-Commerce Translation
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